v5.0.0-alpha.5

Genie 5 — v5.0.0-alpha.5

A feature batch on top of alpha.4.2: in-window prompt rendering, room/scene
artwork, preset colouring, a full reserved-variable vocabulary for scripting,
and a round of Genie 4 parity in the mapper and #config system.

Alpha software. Expect rough edges. Builds are unsigned — Windows
SmartScreen will warn on first launch (More info → Run anyway). Signing is
tracked in #33.

✨ New since alpha.4

• Game prompt in the window — the > / R> / H> prompt now renders in
  the game window using your prompt string. promptbreak controls whether it
  gets its own line; promptforce reconstructs the status letters (kneeling,
  hidden, roundtime, …) from live indicators.
• Scene panel (#config showimages) — DR room/scene artwork, fetched from
  play.net's art CDN and shown in a dockable panel (Window → Scene).
• Preset colouring — room descriptions, whispers, speech and the rest of the
  preset palette now render in their configured colours, with a
  Configuration → Presets editor.
• #config settings system — #config <key> <value> / <key> / list,
  backed by settings.cfg, with ~20 Genie 4 settings wired and a
  Configuration → Scripts tab.
• Scripting variables — the full reserved vocabulary is exposed
  ($health, $roomid, $zoneid, status flags, hands, the clock family, …),
  and #var now lists the reserved/live-state set alongside your own variables.
• Mapper — #mapper reset re-resolves a lost location without moving;
  multi-level view shows ghost rooms one level above/below (automapperalpha).
• Sound — SFX on triggers/highlights and a #play command (cross-platform).
• Quality of life — Condensed mode (collapse blank lines), AutoLog
  (automatic session log), spell timer ($spelltime), monster count
  ($monstercount / $monsterlist), portable-first storage with a first-run
  location prompt, and a Help → About dialog.

✅ What works

Connection (Direct SGE / Lich proxy / dev-replay), the StormFront XML parser and
live GameState, the full Genie 4 .cmd script engine plus JavaScript .js
scripts, the rules engines (#alias / #trigger / #highlight / #substitute
/ #gag / #macro / #class / #var) with .cfg persistence, the AutoMapper
(click-to-goto, #goto, cross-zone routing), dockable panels with save/load
layouts, the plugin host, and the in-app updater. See the
README status table for the full list.

🚧 Not working yet / known gaps

• Unsigned builds — SmartScreen warning on Windows (#33).
• macOS / Linux update channels — the in-app updater self-updates on Windows
  only; other platforms install fresh builds manually for now (#27).
• Mapper pathing — some same-description rooms can still mis-resolve or stall
  a path (#76 / #77); #mapper reset helps.
• No light theme yet (single dark palette, #20); no injuries panel (#18);
  no Familiar/Death/Assess stream tabs (#17); no raw-XML inspector window (#14).

⬇️ Downloads

Grab the installer or portable build for your platform from the assets below:

Platform	Installer	Portable
Windows	01-Windows-Genie5-Setup.exe	01-Windows-Genie5-Portable.zip
macOS (Apple Silicon)	02-macOS-Apple-Silicon-Genie5.dmg	02-…-Portable.zip
macOS (Intel)	03-macOS-Intel-Genie5.dmg	03-…-Portable.zip
Linux (x64)	04-Linux-Genie5.AppImage	—

Full changelog: v5.0.0-alpha.4.2...v5.0.0-alpha.5